"Among all forms of mentation, verbal thinking is the most articulate, the most complex, and the most vulnerable to infectious diseases. It is liable to absorb whispered suggestions, and to incorporate them as hidden persuaders into the code."

-- Arthur Koestler

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“Funny is not a color. Being black is only good from the time you get from the curtain to the microphone.”
“If I were to ask the famous Henry Ford to come over here and do what I tell him to do, would he do it? Never! But if I were to make a thousand-year-old corpse come alive before his eyes, he would jump at the chance to stay here and wash my clothes!”
“Global warming threatens our health, our economy, our natural resources, and our children's future. It is clear we must act.”
“When I was younger, I'd get very empirical with myself. "I have a hypothesis about myself. I'll put myself in a situation, see what happens, then I'll draw a conclusion based on the empirical evidence. Hypothesis: I can play basketball." So I'd try. "Conclusion: I cannot play basketball."”
“We turn toward God only to obtain the impossible.”
“The death of one is a tragedy, but death of a million is just a statistic.”
“I like to practise. With every new piece, you make mistakes and you learn. So it's important to get on and have another go.”

Source : "Wayne McGregor: Zen and the art of dance". Interview with Judith Mackrell, www.theguardian.com. October 13, 2009.
“Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.”

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